Israeli rights group’s tally of Gaza war: 1,387 Palestinians killed, 773 of them noncombatantsJERUSALEM — Well over half of nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed in Israel’s Gaza war were civilians, including 252 children younger than 16, a leading Israeli human rights groups said Wednesday, challenging Israel’s claim that most of the dead were militants. 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan; NATO confirms civilians died in airstrikeKABUL — Four U.S. troops died Tuesday in a militant attack in eastern Afghanistan, and NATO forces acknowledged for the first time that civilians were among the dozens killed in an airstrike on two hijacked fuel trucks. German chancellor calls for world to reserve judgment on civilian deaths in Afghan airstrikeBERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the world should reserve judgment on whether civilians were killed in a German-ordered airstrike in Afghanistan, even as NATO said it believed that civilians had died in the attack. NATO confirms civilians died in German-ordered Afghan airstrike; 4 US troops killed in eastKABUL — NATO forces acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that Afghan civilians were among the dozens killed in a German-ordered airstrike last week, while four U.S. troops died in a militant attack in the country’s east. US military says 4 American troops have been killed in an attack in eastern AfghanistanKABUL — The U.S. military says four American service members have been killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan. NATO confirms civilian deaths in Afghan tanker attack; car bomb hits outside airport in KabulKABUL — The NATO-led force acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that Afghan civilians were killed in a German-ordered airstrike last week on two stolen fuel tankers, and the top commander appointed a team to investigate. Germany’s Merkel: no premature judgments on Afghan strike in which civilians reportedly diedBERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the world should reserve judgment on whether civilians were killed in a German-ordered airstrike in Afghanistan, even as NATO said it believed that civilians had died. Large blast hits eastern Kabul, shaking windows in center cityKABUL — AP reporters have witnessed a large blast in the Afghan capital. Smoke rose from a section of eastern Kabul and the explosion rattled windows in the center of the city. Afghan group says German-ordered airstrike killed 70 civilians as troops defend actionsKUNDUZ, Afghanistan — An Afghan rights group said Monday a recent airstrike on a pair of hijacked fuel tankers killed as many as 70 civilians in northern Afghanistan, as the German troops whose commander ordered the bombing defended the action. German troops in Afghanistan defend airstrike on tanker that some say killed civiliansKUNDUZ, Afghanistan — German soldiers, who in the past have been criticized for shying away from engaging militants in Afghanistan, on Monday rejected criticism that their commanders acted rashly in calling in an airstrike last week that some Afghans say killed dozens of civilians. Germany urges outsiders to hold criticism of Afghan airstrike pending investigationBERLIN — Germany struggled Monday to defend the decision to call in a deadly airstrike in northern Afghanistan last week, deflecting international criticism of the attack that came just weeks after NATO ordered a clampdown on the use of air power. Swedish charity says US troops stormed through Afghan hospital; military investigatingKABUL — The U.S. military faced more criticism in Afghanistan on Monday as a charity accused American soldiers of storming through a provincial hospital, breaking down doors and tying up staff and visitors in a hunt for insurgents. Police: Rocket hits Afghan capital, killing 3 family members sleeping in houseKABUL — Police say a rocket has hit a house in Afghanistan’s capital, killing three family members as they slept. US-German rift emerges in wake of Afghan strike on fuel tankers that killed civiliansKABUL — An airstrike by U.S. fighter jets that appears to have killed Afghan civilians could turn into a major dispute for NATO allies Germany and the United States, with tensions rising over Germany’s role in ordering the attack. NATO commander in Afghanistan visits site where airstrike on Taliban may have killed villagersKUNDUZ, Afghanistan — The top NATO commander in Afghanistan said Saturday that local villagers were among those wounded at the site of an airstrike on hijacked fuel tankers, declaring his resolve to limit civilian casualties that threaten to undermine the war against the Taliban. US commander in Afghanistan visits site of tanker airstrike that killed scoresKUNDUZ, Afghanistan — The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan visited the site of an airstrike on fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban, as the alliance began an investigation Saturday into whether civilians were among scores who died. US commander in Afghanistan ’seriously concerned’ over airstrike that killed scoresKUNDUZ, Afghanistan — The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan is “very seriously” concerned over reports civilians may have died in an airstrike against hijacked fuel tankers, an aide said Saturday, as the alliance investigated the attack that killed up to 70 people. NATO jets bomb hijacked fuel tankers; 70 killed including civilians, Afghans sayKUNDUZ, Afghanistan — A U.S. jet dropped 500-pound bombs on two tanker trucks hijacked by the Taliban before dawn Friday, triggering a huge explosion that Afghan officials said killed more than 70 people, including insurgents and some civilians who had swarmed around the vehicles to siphon off fuel. Bomb attack against NATO troops kills 7 civilians in Kabul; UN workers among the deadKABUL — A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy Tuesday on the outskirts of Kabul, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 50, officials said, just days before the presidential election that the militant group has vowed to disrupt. Bomb attack against NATO troops kills 7 civilians in Kabul, wounds 50 as election nearsKABUL — A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy Tuesday on the outskirts of Kabul, killing at least seven civilians and wounding 50 people, including several international troops, officials said. A U.N. spokesman said three U.N. staff were also wounded. US civilian and service member killed in separate attacks in AfghanistanKABUL — A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed a U.S. service member, while an American civilian working for the military died after insurgents attacked a patrol in the east, officials said. US civilian killed in an insurgent attack in eastern AfghanistanKABUL — An American civilian working alongside U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan has been killed in an insurgent attack. Amnesty International says satellite images show grave sites in Sri Lanka’s former war zoneCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A series of satellite images taken over Sri Lanka’s former war zone showed the existence of large grave sites and evidence of possible mortar positions near areas that had been packed with trapped civilians, a human rights group said Thursday. US Marine Op: ‘No civilian casualties’ order protects Afghans but frustrates, slows MarinesDAHANEH, Afghanistan — The British jet called in by the U.S. Marines had the Taliban position in sight, but the pilot refused to fire, a decision that frustrated Marines on the ground but was in line with new orders by the top U.S. commander to protect civilians. Roadside bombs kill 14 civilians in southern AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Two separate roadside blasts in southern Afghanistan killed 14 civilians, including three children, underscoring the high price paid by ordinary people in the conflict with the Taliban, officials said Thursday. US missiles target Mehsud stronghold again, as Pakistan militants reportedly meet to pick heirISLAMABAD — The U.S. resumed missile strikes in Pakistan’s northwest Tuesday — nearly a week after one reportedly killed the country’s Taliban chief — hitting a hide-out believed to be frequented by his supporters and killing at least eight suspected militants, intelligence officials said. A glance at airstrikes and civilian casualties in AfghanistanA glance at Western airstrikes and civilian casualties in Afghanistan: Western airstrikes kill fewer Afghan civilians in July despite rise in fighting, troop deathsKABUL — Fewer civilians were killed by airstrikes in Afghanistan last month even as U.S. and NATO forces pushed deep into Taliban territory, driving clashes and Western casualties sharply higher. Rights group: “strong evidence” Hamas committed war crimes by targeting Israeli civiliansGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A prominent human rights group said there is “strong evidence” that Gaza’s Hamas rulers committed war crimes by allowing militants to fire rockets from the territory that killed civilians in Israel, according to a report released Thursday. Afghan police chief says airstrike kills 5 farmers; US says it attacked militantsKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A local police chief says a Western airstrike has killed five farmers loading cucumbers into a taxi in southern Afghanistan. |
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